The techniques I teach stem from my own 4 decades long career as an award winning leading actor, screenwriter and filmmaker. They form a path to making "stronger choices"  from a combination of long established tools by some of the greats like Uta Hagen, Stanislavski and Meisner combined with my own methods and exercises that I developed over the years.

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I was blessed with a knack for it from the beginning. Many actors are.  But even with 12 years of training at the outset of my career it still took me many more years to really learn some important lessons and develop the core basis of my work: making strong choices.

 

Looking back I can really see the difference between the characters I played relying solely on innate intuition vs the ones I invested time and work into.

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Acting is like anything: you will get out of it what you put into it. Sure, some people will get famous and have a rockstar career while doing little work. People also win a million dollars in the lottery. And if you don't do the work your chances of winning the lottery are better. 

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If you don't discover the unique choices and strengths you have to bring by digging deeper, you will be selling yourself short.

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The competition is high. For every rich and famous actor you see there are literally thousands more equally talented actors out there trying to get there too. You must be ready to be rejected. You must be content to keep fighting and trying. And even if you do find success by just relying on raw talent you will be missing out on a discovering deeper, more meaninghful and more rewarding connection to the craft, to the world around you and to yourself.

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If you have strong natural instincts: Great! ...But imagine how formidable you could be if you combine that with solid training. 

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Alternatively: What if you are new and feel like you "don't" have talent?

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I teach all skill levels and whether you are just starting out or already in the midst of your career: Everybody has something in them unique and interesting to bring to a role. I can help you dig deep and find that excellence within you.  

 

And if you aren't even an actor but are considering classes for other reasons: Bravo to you!  I can tell you, as a long time professional on both sides of the camera, I have learned that many creative disciplines in film and television open up a path of understanding to each other and inform us to make stronger storytelling choices. I commend you and encourage you to jump in. 

Drama class isn't just for actors. Many people can benefit from performance training:

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• Directors

• Screenwriters

• Public speakers

• People seeking to build confidence

• Anyone wanting help speaking long passages of text

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In my classes we will equip you with the tools to discover the strongest performer in you by cultivating your most precious and unique resource: YOU.

 

The choices you make define you. So the choices you make for your character define your character. If you make strong, bold choices, you will portray a strong and bold performance.

 

I have seen it many times. Too often performers will “fly blind” or perform a scene with a level of uncertainty (not to be confused with letting go and reacting in the moment, after you have done the work).

 

Uncertainty undermines your confidence and makes you self conscious - the actor’s mortal enemy. When you attain a deeper understanding of what is going on in the text and the mind of the character, and why, confidence comes automatically.

 

It’s akin to running onto a battlefield naked and hoping to trust your instincts, vs equipping yourself with armour and weapons first.

 

That’s the value of my process: I will arm you with the weapons to come up with stronger, unique choices that serve the story and intention of the text, but enable you to bring YOUR ideas and YOUR own strengths so that you can destroy the enemy.

 

And whether the enemy in this metaphor is insecurity, fear, self consciousness, an Oscar, the other actors in the audition room or a tough audience, is up to you.

 

You make the choice.